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Quality as standard

A quality management system (QMS) provides the organisational structure, procedures, processes and resources needed to assure the quality of goods and services from your organisation.

Global Benchmark

The most recent ISO Survey of Certifications showed that ISO 9001 has become a global benchmark, topping over one million certifications. Global sectors including aerospace, automotive and IT have also continued to focus their efforts on quality by building on the ISO principles.

These two facts alone illustrate the importance of robust quality management systems as a centrepiece for shareholder engagement and organisational reputation..

Key Benefits

a competitive edge when tendering

improved product and service quality

improvement in customer satisfaction to aid business retention and win newbusiness

clear objectives and related process improvements

reduction in fault or error rates leading to improved productivity and reduced waste

alignment with the organisation’s wider business systems.

Principle & Benefits

Whether you have a contractual requirement to gain certification to a recognised quality standard or are one of the growing numbers of organisations looking for streamlined processes and improved self-governance, there are a number of key reported benefits from implementing a QMS.

News

Over the course of the ISO standards revisions, it has been widely stated that the Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) for international quality management system standard ISO 9001 would be published during March/April this year. Following the ISO Technical Committee ISO/TC 176/SC 2 meeting held on 16-20 February in Vilnius, we now understand that the publication of the FDIS in all languages necessary for the vote is now expected in July 2015.

The International Automotive Task Force (IATF) has announced on its website that it has set up a working group of IATF member organisations “to develop a design specification for the revision of ISO/TS 16949 to align with the ISO 9001:2015 based structure and requirements.”